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rarder lambs of Copenhagen are 'to take_credit for their humanity in atiot attracting the attention of Buonaparte to a quarter where their army might have been serviceable. The Noble. Lord said that the enemy had lost 5000 men at the battle of As pern. If 40,000 troops had. been sent to Germany at that eventful period, when a spirit of insurrection prevailed; a blow might have been struck at Buo naparte which would have been of the utmost im portance to Austria. Assistance to Austria had not been withheld •out of regard to the feelings of the North of Germany; it was our poverty which kept las from going there. It was 'not a political, but an arithmetical question-which bad occasioned the de • lay. Mr. Huskisson had stated in evidence that the country had not a guinea to spare. The Expedi tion was undertook ; the. House saw . the issue, and it would call loudly for vengeance on those who had conducted it; particularly on ,the Right Hon. Gent. who had told the Duke of Portland and his Majesty, that the person whom he suffered to conduea it was not competent to execute the duties of his office.— The Bight Eon. Gentleman, bya sort of political justice, had been under tie greatest distracti a o while contending tor power, and the places he had .cut out for others had been filled against his wishes. The point which Mr. Huskiason's evidence 'went to prove, wag, that let the Expedition proceed , where it might, to Spain, France,'or Germany, it could not stir one inch 'from the coast on account of the 'want of money. How, thets, were tiles- to assist Au stria, by devoting a few thousands of Men to di s a as e anddeath at Walcheren . ? They could not have any hope of creating a diveision in favour of Austria, who, when she made an efftirt a received no adequate support from us. On the contrary, the abiaet of :the Expedition to Walcheren was purely Boitish. Thu Hon. Gentleman and the Noble Lord—he must allude to them both, and he hoped no harm 'would happen by bringing them together,. howet er much they .differed, agreed in lasing all the blame on the eleMents ; and in the midst of aheir boast ' ings with respea to what had been done; it .had been proced by a Court-martial that General Monet had surrendered without having cut the dyke at Flushing';Or. had - recourse to other means.-of defence in his power, while the fort of Bathz had been aban doned in a.very extraordinary manner by the Dutch- Governor ; so that the little success we obtained was chiefly owing to-the miscondua of the enemy. After atherting to a comparison between certain Ministers and the late Lord Chatham, observed, "that there was this difference—that the latter had never been guilty of Court intrigue, and while he obtained the approbation of his, Sovereign, possessed. the esteem of the People. No leSs unhappy was the eomnarison between General Wolfe and the Coma manner of the late Expedition, between whose ex ploits it .was impossible to find any resemblance. Lord Nelson is next spoken, of ; but his "views, thoi.gh daring, were founded in reason, iii that cool test When one of his ships run a-ground ; .in that vessti was an Officer in whom he could: tr ust ; what then was his t Xclamation ? " I am glad he is there._ sail 6etve as a booro others. - The Bade "of Trafalgar doubled the glory of that achieverneLit, while that of Copenhagen, though not 'so well. groonced, was crowned' with success. In his opi ;non. Lord Chatham had exceeded Eugene and all the her. es of antiquity. Tie Noble Lord qu it e mistakes the nature or General Brown' igg's opinion; lie says, that it was in favour of the Expedition ; it was toot, fur ii merely stated that tae spirit of discon tent which appeared in that quarter might be en couraged. He likewise had mentioned ColUnel Goldou, and spoken'iather lightly of Sir William Erskine, on account of his youth ; for his part, he felt the sinaa rest respea for theiro, and thought that 'an old Man without experience was far. interior to a, young man with it. It- had been told Lotd Chatlam had served in the American war ; he lud not, his -only service was in that disastrous business in Hcl-• land ; and was this experience sufficient so com mand an army o' 40,000 men ? The Noble Lord has said tt.at a military opinion may-be ,coßipared to . a lawyer's;. if .such is his opinion, what rogues of lawyers must he have livecl among,—( Loud (aughiag). - The various opinions be has so mingled together, that one might say what Falstaff: says of Jusiice -Shallow and his man, -So touch Of the one was in the other' that' it was impossible to 'distinguish them asunder. The Honourable Member ,then. telated an anecdate of Buonaparte,which' mooed in. his first cap, dition to Italy : he brought with hiM plan of the Catairaign, Which he threw into the file; but way hid he so He made one- of his own, in which he foright and conquered. At. another time, on the etc of an engagement, it was not the Coin missioned alone, but the Non-commissioned Of ficers he , consulted ; • how different from this case, where there was • no presnous plan, no pre vious consultation. The Noble' Lord had denomi nated Sir William" Erskine by the new-cowed title of .chivalrous ; but he would. give them Lord Cie:tit - am, - while he would take Sir `Viii: Erskine, and. then fight him on . hi 4 own terms.. He was surprised" that the talents of Such a man should ,be depri . ciated ; ,he who bad given the, most erudite- and clear evidence; whose prophecies Sir E. Strachart declared had turned out to be true in every part. In, General Brownrigg's first campaign at Antwerp, it was in his power to set on fire the. 'shipping and naval stores, but did not do so; in his second he , succeeded no better. Shall not this House then severely punish, by its severest cen sure, Ministers capable of attempting such wild im practicabilities ? Did non General. Brownrigg, when asked, include in the tithe laid out for the descent on Sauttliet, the capture of Cadsand, the spiing of its, guns, and the desouaion of its batteries, when the pilot who was examined before the Secret Cooitnittee stated that it would take a week for the accomplishment of this object alone'? The -Hon. Member said he would now call the Noble Lord to a severe account ; he had 'asserted that Lord Chat ham was ignorant where the arsenal at Antwerp was situated, whereas it appeared from the it-twill 'genet- obtained by the Secret Committee, that he - was acquainted with its situation ; why then was this hike - illation withheld from the Commander fire Chief ? Tlie Hon. Member felt the greatest grail ficatioo in acknowledging the adinmtbte conduct of the Noble Loud who instituted thialliquhy through the whole progress of examination ; and compli mented, in the warmest manner, - the attention, of Leiters have been received from Dover, wh;ch state, that yesterday evening a vessel was seen stand ing over from • the French coast, wi!lt a Flag of Truce. This arrival will probably give rise to nu merous speculations; but we still retain the opinion' we before expressed respecting the nature of, this • intercourse. We received New York Papers to the 20th ult. this morning. The following are their chief contents : EXTRACT OP A LETTER, FROM AN EMINENT MEMBER OF THE CONGRESS, DATED ON THE I ITH. "The Committee will .not report . on MAcoN's Bill until after they meet on Tuesday. It is hoped . • that reason again Kill be the-guide, and the Bill be amended by striking out the Commercial Restric tions. SMITH, HlLLEukusa,-and Clot w FORD, of the Coinmittee, and a . large ruajorty of the Senate, are in favour of so doing; It will be a bright day for commerce to be oi.ce more unshackled from the op pression of our own -Government." EX7'ItACT OF ANOTHF.H .4F.TTER FROM WASHINGTON, DATED FEB. 4. " MACON'S Bill has not yet been diseilased in the Senate. long sleep in the situation it i 4 now is not much in its favour. I begin to think it will never wake. in good health." " NEW-YORK, FEB. 20.--Mr. CLARK, of Albany, has challenged Da WITT CLINTON. The latter did not choose to fight, but submitted the affair to the Senate, as a breach of the privileges of a Member of that House. The cause of the challenge is not known. We have received Portuguese Papers to the 18th inst.—lt appears that the Princess Elizabeth Packet, which arrived there on' the 26th ult. had, by an unfortunate mistake, a contest with the Affleon, an , English brig of war, on her passege, which lasted two •hours and a half, when the former ceased .to fire on account of the superior force of his adversary. No person was hurt on board the packet, and the mail was saved. It is stated in, a letter from Elvas of the 24th ult. that General' HILL 'had arrived at Portalegre, with three regiments of horse and nine of foot, and had a conference with the Marquis DE LA. ROMANA, a co-operation with whom promised. the most ior tunate results. Paris Papers of the 21st inst. mention the depar ture of BUONAPARTE for Compeigne. A well dressed female seized the door of his carriage, at the hazard of her life, and presented a petition, to which he promised to attend. The, Portuguese and Spanish Papers concur in mentioning the cruelties of the French, the increase of the Spanish armies, and the determination of the Spaniards to defend their country. The other ._con tents of the .Portuguese and Spanish Papers have been anticipated, and they consist in a great measure of reports; one of.which states, that the French ,General VICTOR had been killed in an attack, but does not say when or where . The Twelfth Report of the Military Inquiry is published, which embraces, with other important matter, the rise and progress of Mr. Hunt's official defalcations in his twice Treasurership of the Board of Ordnance,. Yesterday his , Royal Highness . the Prince of WALES entertained Lord HEATHFIELD, and a select party, with an elegant dinner, at Carlton-house. Yesterday Sir D. DUNDAS gave a grand dinner to their, Royal Highnesses the Dukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND, and CAMBRIDGE, the Earl. of _CHAT HAM, General GRENVILLE, and a large party, at his house at Chelsea. A Court of Common Council was held yester day at Guildhall, which was very numerously at tended. A Resolution of Thanks of the Society of Friends of Foreigners•in DiSiress for the donation of .ttml. was read and ordered to be entered on the Journals. A motion was made that a Special Committee be appointed to inquire whether each Ward of the City c.ontibute;4 in the proportion it ought to the consolidated rate, and other City taxes, and to report, which was negatived. The Members of the Court, who have seats in Parliament, were requested to oppose the Bill for 'making Wet Docks at Rotherhithe. A Court of Common Council will be heid on Monday next. 'The fleet intended for the Baltic, under the coin wand of Vice-Admiral Sir JAMES SAUMAUREZ, it to consist ofs2o sail of the line; besides frigates and el vessels. Colonel Mowraesson is appointed to the command of the Subsi.liary troops at Poonah. THE THEATRE.—A new Comedy, intitled How to Tease and How to Please, was last night represented at Covent-Garden rheatre. The teazing part of the business arose from the. bad temper of a wife fond of power, of one couple, and the libertine gaiety of the husband in an•other: There was an un der-plot arising from the misfortunes and crosses in a rustic family. The piece was admirably support ed by MUNDEN, YOUNG-, JONES, LISTON, and Mrs: C. KEBIBLE, and thougYit excited much applause in some parts, it w:is untavourably received in others. When Mr. YouNG announced the Comedy for to.morrow night, there , was a strong hostile party, as 'well as one of a favourable description.=. The Ayes, howeser. 'evidently prtdotiiinated, and it is probable that with some curtailm&its, the play will be . 'repeated with as much success as has gene rally attended similar productions. sMITHFIELD MARKET, M --ARCH 30. This day's Market had a good supply of different kinds of Cattle ; Beef, Mutton, and Pork, are cheaper than our last report ; Veal .is dearer; and the trade in general was but indifferent.—The sales in the Hay Market were inconsiderable; 'Hay and Clover have dropped in price since Monday's Market; Straw obtained last price.—The following prices and numbers are an accurate statement : To sink the 011:d per stone of 81b. Beef 4s. 4d. to •55..&1. Mutton 45. 6d. to ss. Sd. Veal ss. 4d. to 75. ad., Pork ss. od. to 6s. ted. Beasts 1 too.— Sheep 35oo.—Calves zoo.—Pigs 320. SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay 51. os. od. to 61. 6s. od. Straw al. ss. od. to 31. 3s. od. Clover 51. xis. od. to 71. ss. CORN-EXCHANGE, MARCH 30.—The supplies of - Wheat are considerable, 'mostly this week's foreign arrivals, of-about 30,000 quarters, which cau,es heavy s , le at lather lower prices ; Rye and Rape Seed are dearer ; Barley w ith Malt are each dull sale; Beans of the two kinds likewise; New Ticks 325. to 38s. per quarter ; Oats are - also in consider able supply, and second with inferior qualities are cheaper; Flour is lower. Wheat - 78 s a 9os a roo line ditto - ilos a 113$ ,lt)e - - - sos a 556 liarley - - 345,a 47$ Malt • - - 705 a 77s t W bite Pease : - ,68 s a 74s Grey ditto 46s a 52s Beans (old) - 54 s a 6cs Tick limns (old) 44s a 50S Oats - 22$ a 26s a 2SS Polalid ditto 3os a 34s oil Potatoe ditto 37$ a—s od Rare Seed - 501 a 551 tine Flour -135 s a yos Seconds - - - /Sos a Sis NAVAL N-EW the Speaker, who, through many a,dull debate on this Su*Cl, never closed his eyes in sleep. How ever, be had on thelast night followed w th all pos sible attention a gallant General through his ima ginary-campaign, till he unfortunately. sunk into a . deep slumber : from this he was awakened by the noise of merriment, and found on, inquiry that the gallant General had; " By G.--41,.juat taken Ber gen-op-Zoom ;" but this-oath flew up to.Heaven,t . there to be registered with another. One thing , was to be lamented—there • were many now like. Lefevre, who bad orphans to bewail their loss.—He did not intend, by, this comparison, the smallest respeet to the gallant General the mark he bore he considered the mark of • honour. • in one thing Mr. Shandy was superior to Lord Chatham, to the Offi cers of ,this Expedition, to the Ministers who sent, tt out he had his plans; he had his appiatirches,his works in turf, and his jack-boots for cannon. If these imaginary schemes were approved of, he could not; for though therb was'much farce and comedy in the whdle affair, the tragedy which followed was too lamentable., The jolliest Alctrman in London, too,. accompanied this Expeditioo; to Whom; in the words ofthe Poet of Carron, his Lord:hip," waved his lily hand." The intelligence which was found in the pocket of the dead Vrench Officer in Catalonia was referred to the Secret Committee ; yet ahe most important document in it was not taken notice . of.' The Honourable Member wished that the honey moon. ot Buonaparte might extend its gezoal influ ence to. a general. pacification. In the Resolutions he agreed most heartily. The Right Hon. Gentle man had largely descanted on the,climate of the West Indies, yet scrupled not to send thousands of his countraoaen to periSh at _Walcheren, a situation so unhealthy,_ that it was comparatively wholesome at the time the Expedition went out. - Sir Lucas Pepys had given such evidence at the Bar of that House which plainly proved-his opinions on the disease were mere speculations drawn from an in spection into hospitals; but such was that know ledge that one•might as well look into an old boot to discover what was the matter with the foot which once filled it. But this Gentleman; and another of medical evidence, had hoPed, for their justification, an inquiry would take place ; he trusted, that such might be soon set on foot. What was -the state of this Expedition when it returned ? An army, the finest ever sent forth, crippled, and perhaps destroy ed for ever. He was quite perplexed with the No tale Lord's definition of a coup-de-Main. He con ceived it to be one single operation, whose princi pal features were celerity and courage; such Su warro had dis Played in many bloody cOnilids with the Poles. -The assaults made on the Ministers on the 21st Jan. and which were continued ever since with varied success, might as well be nailed a coup de-main as the. assault on Copenhagen. .one plain question he would ask,aw by did the Right HOn. Gentleman throw the apple of discord allot* his colleagues? He now felt himself exhausted, and • feared ho hag exhausted the patience of the House; what must be the feelings of this House when it re ‘collects.hol:v niainy hundreds of their countrymen are now rotting in the marshes of I ) ,Valcheren a how many is idows,and orphans are crying out - for justice against those who destroyed their only support and liapirneas. He-deprecated the. House not to agree to the rootion.of the gallaut Officer; and concluded by declaring, that from the centre to the circum- . fi.!.a.nce of' the it.land, the anivel sal cry was for jus tice and for vengeance-. Amidst cries of " adjourn," Captain PARKER rose to justify the character of an Officer, which 'had been aspersed by the Hon. Member. He said 'Ministers could not be amino table for what happen ed on the other side of the water, and instanced the 'many basses sustained by sickness.in Egypt: And now, (concluded the Hon. Member, dropping his voice and addressing Mi. Whitbread), I hope,. Sir, you are satisfied. Mr. WHITBREAD'made some explanation, which, from the noise hi the House, we could not dis tinctly hear. • Toe House adjourned at Two o'Clock this morning. - London.` 'MAI LS. AR RIV ED-3 Lisbon, i New-York, I Dublin, 4 Waterford. Du —t Gottenburgh, r Cadiz, i Watertord. PRICE OF STOCKS DAY AT TWALVE, O'CLOCK. Consols THE SU N• news. SOLEM QUIS DICERS FALSOM AuptAi L 0 N D 0 lu, FRIDAY, IkIARCII 30, 1810. LC N Printed lyy Itl CII 4i It D HARMS, 01 No. 4, Martlett•couit, Pow-street; aid Pr blikhod by WILLIAM ARMIG E it SCRIPPS, South Molton.street, Grortrettor square, At the buri-OFFICE, ;NO. 112, Strand, where Advertisements, Orders.for the Paper, Letters for the Editor, &c. (post-paia)i must be addressed t'LYAIO.UTH, MARCH 28.—Arrived the Portugtiecl man of war brig Baloa from Falmouth l the :Ceres.. HUMPETH, from Sunderland ; Sparkler, sORDWN, from London; and his Majesty's ship Ar ne thy,t, from the Westward. Put baCk his Majesty's ship Dryad. Came down the ,harbour and anchored.in Ca \N:.- sand Bay, his Majesty's ships Defence,, Diaatort and Africa. His Majesty's ship Rhin, Capt. 11/14.r4f.m, has sent in here ,the Spanish brig Jean Baptiste from Bilboa, with a cargo of Spanish wool fqr F,rance. The Efigenia Spanish ffigate, lately.arrived Corunna, went up the harbour last evening. Arrived the transport ship Christina, OSBORNE. from Gibraltar and Lisbon, last from Scilly ; she has on board several invalid Officers 'and Soldiers from the BritiSh Army in Portugal. Came down the harbour and anchored in the Sound, his Majesty's ships Naiad, Alligator, Lew ret, and Orestes, Sailed his Majesty's ships Formidable, alloukir, Tartar, and , Tribune,' for the Baltic; also sailed three ships for London, from Liverpool, having put , in here by contrary winds. Arrived the Maiiner gun-brig, from Scilly, with a convoy ; the Agnes, HOOD ; and Elizabeth; AvEg, both from - -Waterford, laden with provisions for this port; and his Majesty's ship. Pheasant from cruize. . • Arrived the Eplera sloop of, war, from Lisbon, with dispatches. Sailed a small convoy for London. Arifired the Edward, COLILSBRN ; Mary, REY' NOLIIS ; Adive, LAMB ; and Margaret and fro• _titers, from Sunderland. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 29.—Came in this day bit Majesty's ship Loire, from the West Indies; apd ,the Bird, PRINGLE, from London. Arrived the Spraycombe, WILLIAMS, from Bris. , toi ; the Mary,- WILSON, from. Liverpool; the hi', Verness, MACHELSON ; the James, SPIERS, (Mal Greenock; also the Flora, iiOEGUARD, from Guerok sey. His Majesty's ship Mutilus, is appointed convoy to Guernsq and Jetsey, and will sail immediately. . . • Sailed the Betsey, BRADSHAPit; and Jane, BE' BELL, for Sunderland ; and the Juno FouDEL, lot DEAL, MARCH 29.—Arrived his Majesty's ships Audacious, Aboukir, and Lion; the two former from the Westward, and the latter from the River. Came down from the River the Indus, "licenix, Sovereign, Sir William' Beasley, and Upton Castle, East Indiamen. The Fly sloop of war has made a signal for con voy to the Westward. SHEERNESS, MARCH 28.—Carne down the River Thames and anchored at the Great Nore his Ma' jesty's ship .IVmphen, Capt. MAXWELL. Came down from Long Reach and anchored at the Great • Nore his Majesty's ships Plantagenet 2 1 d Lion. ivlAtca 29.—Sailed the Gallant gun-brig. Arrived his Majesty's brig Appetit.; from the Downs with French prisoners. The Wamur was paid six months wages. FALMOUTH, MARCH 27.---Arrived the Princess Elizabeth Packet, Capt. KIDD, with Mails 'from Lisbon, in 16 days. It is said she brings no fresh ti IP NE . oailvsszwo, bi,/icit 28. Sailed-the Sovereign, Campbell, Canton, Gray, Lord Castlereagh, Cooper, and Diana, Marshall, for the east In dies 3 : Anna, Cummings, for Prince Edward's Island ; lam, —, and Mariner, Morrison, for Quebec ; Dispaton , Smith, for buenos Ayres; and the Pla)mate, Hacker, log Boston. b I R 1 h.N. On the 27th inst. in Portland-place, the Lady of H. Vos, Esq. of a Son. On Tuesday, at Walthamstow, Mrs. T. Langton, of a Son. 41ARRIPD. On Saturday last, Francis Anderson Sturges, Esq. Mer chant, at:Bow-lane; Cheapside, •to Miss Mary Anne Pres' 'cence lones, 'niece to lul, Cheelington 'Esq. at ,Edinon' ton. DIAD. On the iSth inst. Thomas Haus, second son of john Cal craft, Esq. NI.P. On the 19th inst. at Brompton, Mrs. Ann icim), Wit of Shrewsbury. Un the 23d inst..at his house in Great Ormond-street, Thomas Finch,. Esq. F. K. S. On the 2stli inst. Frances Martha, daughter of the Right Hon,. Richard Ryder, aged seven years. On Thursday sernnight, at Brighton, in the 7cth year of her .age, Mrs. Rhodes, rend of Samuel Rhodes, Las. of Hoxton. On Saturday, the infant son of Dr. Clutterbuck, of New Britige'L street. On Monday, at Clap.on, Middlesex; Mr. Richard Har ris, in the 76th year ut his agr.. • Early on Tuesday inorning, of an apoplectic tit, aged 53 , William Samuel Towers, .Est.i. at his nuuse in Queen street West. On Wednesday, at her mother's house in Piccadilly, L .di Elizabeth Villiers. last week, 'at Carisbrooke, in the. Isle of Wight, of 8 rapid decline, Lieutenant William ‘Vuoiricii, of the 640 Regiment of Fvot. . • , on the 22c1 of lanttary, at St. John's, Newfoundland, the Rev. , John Harries, upwards or . twenty years Acting tidal' son Chaplain. 4~~ t q r cyelE,r: L ejt t L ett, Lth